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WASHINGTON — U.S. troops serving along the southern border since Jan. 20 to support Border and Customs Protection agents can now receive the Mexican Border Defense Medal, according to a Pentagon memo.

Soldiers in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division will head to the U.S.-Mexico border this fall as part of the latest deployments to the region in support of federal government efforts to stop illegal ...

Four days after confirming that it was creating a new medal for troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Defense released the first look for the award. The Pentagon released the ...

The Pentagon has created a new medal for service members who’ve deployed to the southern border to assist federal law enforcement with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The ...

The Mexican Border Defense Medal is identical in design to the Mexican Border Service Medal from 1918. The medal is bronze with a yellow and green ribbon symbolizing civic virtue by serving the ...

The US-Mexico border saw a significant jump in border crossings in August — fueled by illegal migrants deported under President Trump’s immigration crackdown trying to sneak back into the country, ...

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) has explained why two firefighters were arrested while battling the Bear Gulch fire burning in the Olympic National Forest. In a statement, the agency said its agents were ...

Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is shutting down rumors about changes to the country’s immigration and border policies amid the government shutdown. The shutdown has left many Americans ...

Illegal crossings along the US-Mexico border plummeted to a 55-year low in fiscal year 2025 – with the vast majority of unlawful attempts to enter the country taking place during the final months of ...